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When a Man Comes Home
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When a Man Comes Home

2007-09-14 · 100 min · ★ 4.9

Comedy

A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town´s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good as married, falls head over heels in love with the new maid, Maria. Their love affair, along with rumours that the opera singer and the kitchen boy are related, turns the town upside down, threatening to ruin everyone´s high expectations and the opera singer´s triumphant return.

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Directors
Thomas Vinterberg
Production companies
Nimbus Film, Breidablick Film AB
Countries
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Status
Released

Top Cast

Oliver Møller-KnauerSebastian
Ronja Mannov OlesenRonja Mannov OlesenMaria
Helene Reingaard NeumannHelene Reingaard NeumannClaudia
Thomas Bo LarsenThomas Bo LarsenHans Kristian Schmidt
Karen-Lise MynsterKaren-Lise MynsterSebastians mor
Nicolaj KopernikusNicolaj KopernikusSebastians far
Morten GrunwaldMorten GrunwaldDirektøren
Ulla HenningsenUlla HenningsenOnkel Anna
Shanti RoneyShanti RoneyKokken
Paw HenriksenPaw HenriksenPeter
Morten SchaffalitzkyMorten SchaffalitzkyPeters bror
Christopher LæssøChristopher LæssøOpvasker
Klaus PaghKlaus PaghBorgmester
Ruben Utke AcsSebastian som dreng
Ted PappasManager
Lotta TejleLotta TejleManager
Salvatore MastruzzoAssistent
Martin HestbækMartin HestbækViceborgmester
André BabikianAndré BabikianHotelreceptionist
Said MilanpouriOrkesterleder

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